Chapter 254: The Pushers of the Era (23)

The content of the recruitment announcement for the Danyuan Secret Realm spread throughout the Medical Division at lightning speed.

The Imperial Family and various nobles did not expect that Hua Changxi's conditions for recruiting apprentices would be so simple, and even less did they expect that the benefits she gave to apprentices would be so good.

Hua Changxi had once again exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Does this Hua Changxi even understand business management?"

The mindset of the secret realm masters had already been somewhat broken by the Oath Stele Hua Changxi erected, and now, after reading Hua Changxi's recruitment announcement, their mindset was broken again.

"The Hua family is just a small household; Hua Changxi probably hasn't even managed a shop on her own, so where would she understand business management?"

"Isn't that so? If she had ever managed a shop, she would know the importance of strictly controlling expenditure costs."

The resources Hua Changxi invested in apprentices were too generous. Compared to her, they, these secret realm masters, were too stingy.

People fear comparison. Over time, those who joined their secret realms would definitely become dissatisfied.

This Hua Changxi was really going against them everywhere.

The Imperial Family and the nobles were also caught in a very passive position by this recruitment announcement from Hua Changxi.

They had just issued the order to boycott Hua Changxi's recruitment, and Hua Changxi had pulled this stunt right after.

Prince Fu and Prince Shou could not laugh now either. The order to boycott Hua Changxi's recruitment was not an order they had issued randomly in a fit of anger.

They did this because Hua Changxi had touched the interests of the secret realm masters and nobles, so all parties would definitely respond actively.

Second, entering and exiting the secret realm required taking an inner demon oath, which was a concern for the vast majority of cultivators who wanted to enter the secret realm.

According to their speculation, Hua Changxi's conditions for recruiting apprentices would be very harsh, and most people would not be able to enter the secret realm.

'If I can't enter the secret realm, no one else should think about entering.' As long as they stirred up this psychology among the cultivators, the plan to boycott Hua Changxi's recruitment would be very easy to carry out.

But who would have thought that Hua Changxi would do the complete opposite of what he had envisioned, giving the apprentices benefits that exceeded his expectations, which truly caught them off guard.

Even without sending people to investigate, they could imagine that even if they had to take an inner demon oath, countless cultivators would now want to join Hua Changxi's Danyuan Secret Realm.

Chu Junhao looked at the gloomy Prince Fu and Prince Shou, hesitated for a moment, and walked over: "Uncle Prince Fu, Uncle Prince Shou, why don't we withdraw the order?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Shou's cold eyes shot toward Chu Junhao: "Little Seven, do you know what you are saying?"

Chu Junhao felt his scalp go numb from Prince Shou's gaze, opened his mouth, and could say nothing.

Prince Shou snorted coldly: "After the spiritual energy recovery, the power of the nobles in the capital and the local powerful families is constantly growing, and they are increasingly disrespectful of the Imperial Family's orders."

"Over these years, your father the Emperor and the clan elders have tried every means to stabilize the big picture, making others afraid to act recklessly."

"Now, you actually want us to withdraw the order to boycott Hua Changxi. Do you know what this means?"

"This means the Imperial Family is bowing its head to a little girl! It means that in the future, everyone can ride on the Imperial Family's neck!"

Prince Shou became angrier as he spoke, and by the end, he was directly shouting.

Chu Junhao was so scared that he 'thumped' and knelt on the ground: "Uncle Prince Shou, it was Junhao who thought too shallowly about the matter. Please punish me, Uncle Prince Shou."

Seeing that Prince Shou was very angry, Prince Fu did not tell Chu Junhao to get up: "The Imperial Family's order has been issued and cannot be changed." As he spoke, he waved his hand and summoned the Medical Division's Chief Administrator.

"Go, remove the registration location Hua Changxi set up at the gate of the Medical Division for this Prince."

"The Medical Division is a department of the imperial court. Without the court's consent, no one is allowed to recruit people at the gate of the Medical Division!"

He paused.

"Also, pass the order down to let everyone keep their mouths shut, and try not to let Hua Changxi's recruitment announcement spread out of the Medical Division."

Although they couldn't stop well-informed factions from obtaining the content of the announcement, it would be enough to stop ordinary people from knowing the news.

As for the others inside the Medical Division, they were either people from the Imperial Family or people from the nobles, and they wouldn't dare to openly act against the Imperial Family.

After receiving Prince Fu's order, the Medical Division Chief Administrator personally led a team to the main gate and watched as his subordinates dismantled the registration location set up by Pharmacist Xu and the others and smashed the recruitment wooden sign.

At the same time, the Chief Administrator also severely warned Pharmacist Xu and the others.

"Without the court's consent, who allowed you to recruit people at the main gate?"

"Get back to the No. 13 Qihuang Hall, and if you commit this again, leave the Medical Division directly."

Watching Pharmacist Xu and the others leave in a dejected manner, the cultivators on the guardian family side were watching a joke, while the capital nobles were pushing the boat along with the current on the side.

They knew this was the Imperial Family threatening Hua Changxi; if she wanted to recruit apprentices, she had to remove the Oath Stele.

The reason all parties were eyeing the Danyuan Secret Realm was to use the resources inside to cultivate their own power, not to give the personnel in their hands to the Pill Saint Hall for nothing.

Those at the top each had their own ulterior motives, while the ordinary cultivators inside the Medical Division, upon learning that Prince Shou had issued an order not to join the Danyuan Secret Realm, could not hide the disappointment on their faces.

But they didn't dare to stand up and resist, so they could only remain silent.

Hua Changxi did not know that just after she erected the Oath Stele and issued the recruitment announcement, she was immediately met with a joint boycott from the Imperial Family and all parties.

However, even if she knew, she wouldn't care too much.

The main force for her recruitment of apprentices was not in the capital to begin with. The Imperial Family and the nobles could stop a portion of people from joining the Danyuan Secret Realm, but they couldn't stop the people of the world.

After giving the recruitment announcement to Pharmacist Xu, Hua Changxi left the Medical Division.

At this moment, she was placing a teleportation array in the Shennong Hall pharmacy in Feng'an Ward.

After the teleportation array was placed, she immediately tested the effect. Once the formation was activated, she was teleported to the fourth layer of the Danyuan Secret Realm in the blink of an eye.

Then, she teleported back from the fourth layer of the Danyuan Secret Realm to the Shennong Hall secret realm.

Teleported in seconds, returned in seconds!

Hua Changxi was very satisfied with the effect of the teleportation array and rushed out of the capital without stopping, heading straight for Lingguang Hall. After placing the teleportation array in Lingguang Hall, she went to Mount Wuzhi.

She was enthusiastically placing teleportation arrays, completely unaware of the wind and clouds surging in the capital.

Dingyuan Count's Mansion.

Count Dingyuan called the elders and excellent descendants of the Hua clan to the Count's Mansion and held a clan leader meeting.

At this moment, the expressions of the Hua clan members were quite spectacular.

Thinking that the Cauldron Altar appeared because of Hua Changxi, the Hua clan members were overjoyed. This meant that in the future, when the Pill Saint Hall revived, Hua Changxi's status would absolutely not be too low.

The Pill Saint Hall was one of the five major Holy Lands of the Four Spirit Realm, with a lofty status. For the Hua clan to occupy a position in the Pill Saint Hall and have a certain say was absolutely a great opportunity for the Hua clan.

However, thinking that Hua Changxi had offended all the nobles because of the Oath Stele she erected and the recruitment announcement, the Hua clan elders could not help but sigh.

Count Dingyuan looked at Hua Bin's family, who were silent, and his expression was somewhat complex.

He never expected that Hua Bin, who grew up eating food from a hundred families, would be the clan member with the best luck after the spiritual energy recovery.

Thinking of the twin sisters, Hua Changxin and Hua Changxi, he couldn't help but envy Hua Bin.

For other families, having one genius descendant is already burning high incense, but Hua Bin had two incredible granddaughters at once.

Hua Changxin was a direct disciple of the Tai Su Palace's sect leader, and there were many things they couldn't reach, so let's not talk about that first.

But Hua Changxi had always been in the capital, and her actions were still easy to find out.

This girl's current spotlight in the Medical Division had overshadowed Meng Qingyao, who was pushed out by the guardian family, and she did it with her own strength, which was truly amazing.

Having such an incredible descendant in the family was undoubtedly the blessing and opportunity of the Hua clan, a sign of the family's prosperity.

But who would have thought that Hua Bin, this guy, couldn't even win over his own granddaughter.

A family of close blood relatives, yet the relationship was so distant, which was enough to leave him speechless.

Now it was good; Hua Changxi was not close to the clan members, and she held such rich resources in her hands, yet the clan members couldn't get any benefits.

What gave Count Dingyuan the biggest headache was that Hua Changxi's personality was too stubborn and too capable of attracting hatred.

Between the Imperial Family and the various nobles, the entanglement of interests was complex, and it was actually very difficult for them to unite to boycott something or someone. Even some rising powerful families hadn't been able to make them unite, yet Hua Changxi had managed to make them form a united front, which was truly something.

She alone was worth a whole clan!

No benefits were obtained, and perhaps she would even cause trouble because of Hua Changxi. Count Dingyuan now didn't know whether he should be happy or worried.

Seeing that the Count and the others were not speaking, Hua Minghe could not help but speak: "Count, Nine-Niang's secret realm needs manpower. If the clan members can support her at this time, she will definitely repay the clan in the future."

Count Dingyuan did not hide the fact that the Imperial Family and the nobles were boycotting Hua Changxi. After knowing it, he told the clan members immediately.

Hua Minghe knew that his daughter was being threatened by the nobles, and he felt anxious in his heart.

Nine-Niang was not close to her family, and she was even more indifferent to the clan members. He also wanted to use this matter to let his daughter know that her family and clan were her support.

The Second Elder snorted coldly: "The Imperial Family has already issued an order not to allow anyone to join the Danyuan Secret Realm. If the clan takes action at this time, it is directly indicating that it is going against the Imperial Family."

"Even a top-tier noble family like the Tang family doesn't dare to tear its face with the Imperial Family. Can our Hua clan withstand the Imperial Family's anger?"

Hearing this, Hua Minghe did not speak.

Count Dingyuan glanced at the First Elder.

After receiving the glance, the First Elder smiled and said: "We don't have the ability to resist going against the Imperial Family; but Changxi is a descendant of the clan after all, so we can't not help. Why don't we wait and see first to see if we can think of a way that satisfies both sides?"

After Hua Bin heard this, he immediately expressed his stance: "The First Elder is right. My Nine-Niang's matter is not urgent. Anyway, the secret realm is always there, and it doesn't matter if she can't recruit people for a while."

Hua Minghe glanced at Old Master Hua. He knew that the old master was afraid that the clan members would be implicated by Nine-Niang, but Nine-Niang was not close to the clan members, and if the clan members didn't show their attitude at this time, it would be even harder for Nine-Niang to accept the clan members in the future.

He still understood Nine-Niang's personality; for those who had helped her, she would not be stingy.

Hua Minghe still wanted to say something, but was pressed down hard by Old Master Hua.

Count Dingyuan looked at Hua Minghe and Hua Bin and said: "The situation in the capital is changing fast, let's not be in a hurry to make a decision."

As he spoke, he said to Hua Minghe, "Minghe, you can go and ask Changxi first to see if she has any thoughts about the clan."

"In the past two years, the strength of the noble families has been increasing, but our clan is still standing still. Without strength, we have to be careful when encountering major events. You must make these situations clear to Changxi."

"In any case, the Hua clan is Changxi's support. The clan will definitely not ignore her if it can support her."

After hearing this, Hua Minghe's eyes flickered.

He knew that Nine-Niang was recruiting apprentices and treating the Hua clan members the same as others, which the clan was dissatisfied with. The clan wanted preferential treatment in the Danyuan Secret Realm.

The Count was using words to point this out to him. If Nine-Niang didn't show sincerity first, the clan was afraid it wouldn't arrange for people to join the Danyuan Secret Realm. ===== CHAPTER 255 =====